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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2008
Page
1
Christian Benitez celebrated his fourth birthday with family and friends at the bowling alley. The event included cake and games as attendees marked the milestone together.
Finney County deputies Joe York and Todd Wasinger told county commissioners that gang activity is present in the city and county and that they will open the commission's eyes. The discussion, tied to Sheriff Kevin Bascue’s 2009 budget request for about 150000 for three additional deputies, aimed to reinforce a full-time street gang unit focusing on investigation, prevention, and education as part of the 2008 09 Strategic Plan.
Alta Brown Elementary pupils participate in Punch Card Day with kindergartners Rafael Chavez and José Flores trying the fish pond and climbing wall while Mitzi Mesinas earns a painted face from Belinda Rascon as part of the day’s activities.
Finney County commissioners spent most of the Monday meeting hearing budget requests from three outside entities: the Senior Center of Finney County, Finney County Conservation District, and Spirit of the Plains CASA. The requests total more than 550000 for 2009, with funding partly from the county and other sources, as some mandates or statutes require county support. Norma Nichols noted the growing senior population as she presented the Senior Center budget, highlighting demographic pressures on services.
Westar Energy and Electric Transmission America create Prairie Wind Transmission to construct a 230 mile 765 kilovolt line from Wichita to near Medicine Lodge to ship wind power from southwest Kansas to markets including Wichita. The project aims to spur an interstate transmission grid and export renewable energy while competing with ITC Great Plains for regulator approval.
USD 457 Board of Education approved 2008-09 budgeting priorities for Garden City High School raising the instruction program to 6 215 982 from 6 113 251. The 2 percent increase funds two new full time teaching positions and a night school teacher plus raises for lunch duty pay, teaching supplies, textbooks and equipment.
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